Trump Rallies in Dubuque, Iowa, and Salina, Kansas, on Sunday After Canceling, Then Restoring, the Trips; Forecasters Favor Democrats for the House in Tuesday's Midterms
Trump spoke Sunday for Senate candidates Ashley Hinson in Iowa and Roger Marshall in Kansas. Forecast models and betting markets give Democrats better odds in the House than in the Senate. JD Vance's reported Nebraska rally took place on October 22, not this weekend.
U.S.
Federal Judge Dismisses Justice Department Suit Over Alaska Senate Certification for Lack of Standing; DOJ Appeals to Ninth Circuit
Judge Sharon Gleason ruled on Nov. 1, two days before Election Day, that the government had shown no way to find out which voters meant to pick incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan without breaking ballot secrecy. A separate federal criminal probe into how a second Daniel Sullivan got on the ballot is still going.
Learjet 60 Crashes in Greenacres, Florida, Killing All 9 Aboard; About 600 Nearby Residents Moved to Shelters
The Bahamas-bound business jet fell from about 35,000 feet within minutes of the crew reporting icing and turbulence; the NTSB is leading the investigation, and no cause has been found.
Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens Endorses Republican Mike Rogers Over Party Nominee Abdul El-Sayed Two Days Before Michigan Senate Vote
Stevens lost the August Democratic primary to El-Sayed. After a week-long dispute over an outside group's ad about Israel, she appeared with Rogers at a Detroit church on Sunday, and Senate Democratic leaders said they stand with El-Sayed.
Trump Says U.S. Must Still 'Take Care Of' One or Two Iran Sites, Names Pickaxe Mountain; Khamenei Orders 'Unrestricted' Response to Any Attack
Trump rejected Tehran's seven-day plan on Sept. 26. Speaking Saturday, he said talks are 'going fine' but Iran is 'not very reliable,' while Iranian negotiators met Qatari mediators in Doha.
Fairfield, California, Police Say Pregnant Woman Killed, Six Wounded in Targeted Shooting at Spirit Halloween Store; No Arrest as of October 31
Police say one suspect opened fire Friday night inside the store at Solano Town Center. Hours earlier, a man was fatally shot at a Spirit Halloween in Madison Heights, Michigan, in a separate case where police made an arrest at the scene.
State Department Clears Possible $2.1 Billion Sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 Missiles to Ukraine, With Canada, Germany, Norway and EU Loan Funds Paying
The U.S. government says no American money is involved, but Ukraine's president says the missiles, which Lockheed Martin has not yet built, may take years to arrive.
N.C.
North Carolina Votes Tuesday on Open U.S. Senate Seat, a Photo ID Amendment and All 14 U.S. House Seats
Democrat Roy Cooper led Republican Michael Whatley 54% to 40% among likely voters in a late-October High Point University/YouGov poll; other polls from July to October show leads of 9 to 13 points. Polls are open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, and about 36% of registered voters have already voted.
Stein and Legislative Leaders File Final Briefs Before Nov. 10 N.C. Supreme Court Arguments on Judicial-Vacancy and Board Appointments
Gov. Josh Stein is challenging two kinds of laws: one limits whom he can pick to fill appellate court seats, and the others change his appointments to state boards. His separate appeal over the elections board, now appointed by Auditor Dave Boliek, is a different case.
North Carolina Early Voting Ends With 2.6 Million Ballots in State Count, Up More Than 37% From 2022; Aggregator Puts Total Near 2.8 Million, With Registered Democrats at 38.4% and Registered Republicans at 26.2%
In-person early voting ended Saturday, Oct. 31. The State Board of Elections count reported by WLOS was 2,612,249 ballots (the source of the 37% figure). The OnPoint Politics aggregator, as of Nov. 1, shows 2,816,820. Election Day voting on Tuesday, Nov. 3, has not yet been counted.
North Carolina Among 20 States Joining FTC Suit Alleging Dollar General Charged More at Register Than on Shelf
The federal complaint was filed Oct. 26 in Tennessee and cites tens of thousands of customer complaints. Dollar General says it will fight the case and that the FTC sued instead of continuing to discuss the company's counteroffer.
Stein Asks N.C. Supreme Court to Review Ruling That Let Auditor Boliek Appoint Elections Boards
Gov. Josh Stein's Oct. 21 petition challenges a 2-1 Court of Appeals decision from Sept. 16 that upheld a 2024 law moving elections-board appointments from the governor to the state auditor. Auditor Dave Boliek, a Republican, defends the ruling. No response to the petition or Supreme Court action has been reported.
Justice Department Charges 18 Noncitizens in North Carolina With Voting Illegally in 2024, Bringing the State's 2026 Total to 30
Seventeen of the 18 hold green cards. The charges, announced five days before the Nov. 3 election, are part of a national Justice Department push on noncitizen voting. Supporters call it overdue enforcement of the citizenship requirement. Critics say the confirmed cases are few and the timing risks intimidating lawful voters.
Finance
Brent Falls About 3% to $109.75 at 0407 GMT Monday as Iran Floats Two-Day Plan to Reopen Hormuz
Oil fell in Asian trading on Monday after Iran said a plan worked out with Qatari mediators could reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days if Washington meets its terms. The U.S. had not publicly accepted the plan, stock futures rose and the 10-year Treasury yield edged down to about 4.91%.
Binance Reports $4.7 Billion in Net Withdrawals After Reopening Following $6.3 Billion Hack the FBI Attributes to North Korea
Binance says it covered most of the stolen crypto with its own money. Reports differ on whether that share is 90% or 95%, and its proof-of-reserves report is due Tuesday, Nov. 3 (UTC), after a delay.
Week Ahead: Midterm Elections, Apple and Palantir Earnings, ISM Data and Friday's October Jobs Report Follow a Third Straight Weekly Drop for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq
Forecasts for October job growth run from 45,000 to 65,000, and 55,000 is one figure among several. The Nov. 6 report comes out three days after Tuesday's election, and CNBC counts 138 S&P 500 companies reporting earnings this week.
Nasdaq Falls 2.86% as Intel Drops 28.6% on Weak Outlook and Amazon Closes Down 1.41%; Index Ends October Down More Than 5%
On Friday, Oct. 30, the S&P 500 fell 1.82% and the Dow fell 1.09%. Investors weighed AI spending against cash flow after earnings from Intel and Amazon. Outlets disagree on whether the Nasdaq 100 closed in a 'correction.'
OpenAI Cuts Funding Target to About $20 Billion at $1.25 Trillion Valuation, FT Reports; Nasdaq Falls 2.86% Friday
The FT says OpenAI lowered its ask from the $30 billion at $1.4 trillion reported in late September, and that its first close will come in under $20 billion. The news came on the Nasdaq's worst day since June 5, while rival Anthropic prepares a November stock listing.
U.S. GDP Grew at a 3.4% Annual Rate in the Third Quarter, Above Forecasts; September PCE Inflation Rose to 3.6% From a Year Earlier
The government reports came out Oct. 29, the day after the Federal Reserve held rates on a 10-2 vote. Both dissenters wanted a hike, and markets put the odds of a December hike at roughly 82% to 85%.
World
Iran Says It Could Reopen Hormuz Within Two Days if U.S. Meets Its Conditions; Spokesman Says Messages Still Passing Through Mediators
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman spoke on the eve of the U.S. midterms, after a weekend in which President Trump said strikes stay on the table and Axios reported that Israel's prime minister pressed for action after Tuesday's vote.
Polish President Nawrocki Enters Constitutional Tribunal After a Judge Elected by Parliament Suspends Its Chief; Police Detain Protesters Outside
Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government says it is restoring an independent court, while President Karol Nawrocki and the opposition Law and Justice party call the suspension an illegal takeover. The fight centers on whether five judges who never took their oath before the president can lawfully sit on the court.
Russian Strikes Cut Power to Hundreds of Thousands of Ukrainian Households; Zelensky Says Russia Is Exploiting a Shortage of Ballistic-Missile Interceptors
Zelensky says Russia fired 1,940 drones, more than 1,580 guided bombs and 44 missiles at Ukraine in one week. The strikes come two days after the U.S. approved a possible Patriot interceptor sale and ahead of planned U.S.-Ukraine-Russia talks.
Houthis Claim Six Attacks on Saudi Oil Sites and Airports; Saudi-Led Coalition Reports Intercepting Missiles
None of the six claimed hits has been independently confirmed; the claims came three days after Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish officials met Iranian leaders in Tehran, and Brent crude traded at $115.74 early Friday.
Iran Says Four Tankers Hit Mines on Hormuz Routes It Calls Unauthorized; U.S. Says the Main Shipping Lanes Are Clear of Mines
Iran has not named the ships, and no independent source has confirmed the four mine strikes. A separate tanker, the Louise 1, was confirmed hit by explosives that a small boat attached to its hull off Oman.
Final Israeli Count: Netanyahu Bloc 53 Seats, Eisenkot Bloc 48, Arab-Led Parties 19; No Side Reaches 61
Netanyahu's Likud says the vote was stolen through fraud in Arab communities, and police say they have found no evidence. Bennett and Liberman reject a government that relies on Arab parties, and President Herzog begins consultations next week.
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